# Distance from Luanda (LAD) to Ruinas de Copan (RUY)

> 11,578 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,578 km / 7,194 mi / 6,252 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:55 in Luanda, it's 18:55 in Ruinas de Copan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,747 ft (RUY is higher than LAD)

## Airports

### [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luanda, Angola
- ICAO: FNLU
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.860000, 13.230000
- Elevation: 243 ft

### [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ruinas de Copan, Honduras
- ICAO: MHRU
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.840000, -89.140000
- Elevation: 1,990 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:55 in Luanda, it's 18:55 in Ruinas de Copan.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Quatro De Fevereiro Airport (LAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lad-luanda-quatro-de-fevereiro-airport/1ef266de-dcc9-6300-b233-06bb2780ed98)
- [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)